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Responding to California Wildfires More than a dozen wildfires are burning in Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties as well as other areas across northern California. According to local authorities, at least 17 people have died, with over 200 reported missing. Episcopal Relief...

Although media attention is rightly focused on the widespread devastation of Hurricane Harvey (click here to help), here in the Diocese of New Jersey it is very important that we understand that we are still in the midst of Hurricane season. Superstorm Sandy struck on October...

Nonprofit Builders Group wins NJ Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster “2017 Most Innovative Program Award” In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, dozens of recovery groups were on the ground helping survivors get the relief and recovery assistance they needed to...

The events of this past weekend in and near our Diocese… bombings in Seaside and Chelsea, as well as today in Elizabeth; remind us that we are living in a society where the threat of violence is real. Our churches and programs are not immune to these threats, and in fact...

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the New Jersey coastal counties (Monmouth to Cape May to Salem), all of Delaware and for all of our coastal waters including all of Delaware Bay. There remains quite a bit of uncertainty with the track east of our coasts Sunday...

We have been in touch with folks from the Diocese of Upper South Carolina and have been assisting them by connecting them with our national faith based and non-profit disaster partners. They are still in a state of emergency, as in many areas the flood waters have not yet...

Though not quite set in stone, it appears more and more likely that Hurricane Joaquin will spare New Jersey from any significant impacts. Joaquin remains an intense Category 4 hurricane this morning with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, but the latest forecast guidance...

Hurricane Joaquin has intensified to a Category 3 storm and is currently located approximately 80 miles South Southeast of the Bahamas. It is expected to reach Category 4 status, with sustained winds topping 130 mph. New Jersey remains within the “cone” of possibilities for...

The National Weather Service/National Hurricane Center has upgraded TS Joaquin to Hurricane Joaquin. Joaquin’s center was churning 215 miles east-northeast of the central Bahamas. Its maximum sustained winds of 80 mph were just above hurricane threshold, but forecasters...

The Episcopal Asset Map, a joint project between the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society and Episcopal Relief & Development, invites dioceses across the Episcopal Church to establish and expand their digital presence through the new online platform. Available at no fee,...